Both these words in the OT and NT imply that you take the words given in the scriptures into your heat and live by them
H8085 שׁמע shâma‛ shaw-mah'
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.): - X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear (-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim (-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever [heareth], witness.
G191 ἀκούω akouō ak-oo'-oA primary verb; to hear (in various senses): - give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), ([shall]) hear (-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
On the earthly level, listening is becoming a lost art, sound bites, multitasking and inattention because of external distraction all come into play.
In medicine almost 85 % of the time, a diagnosis can be made by history and not by the exam or test.
The problem today is that no one in medicine is given the time to do this, patients do not stay with their doctor like they did in the past. People in the past where seen by the doctor who delivered them...they knew every thing about them and their family and community..
The other problem in medicine is that there are so many other things not know by either parties (toxic exposures and other such dangers) that also now have to be factored in.
Since we know that hearing/listening can be critical, here on the board many times when people ask for advice help in a post, they hold back critical information. Then they are upset when the person 'trying" to help them gets it wrong.
Sometimes we may read and listen to a post but then decide not to answer because one may feel that the listner cannot bear to hear your answer at this time.
Anyway, I am going to get going on my weekend. This is a good topic to contemplate....
Psa 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God:....
To me it means to listen only to God and to abate/be weak toawrd /cease from all the chatter going on around you...
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